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Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 2
Another year of Sundays, ready when you need it.
Year two of ministry doesn't look like year one. The newness settles, the calendar fills, and the Sundays keep coming — whether you're ready or not. The question is never whether you'll preach; it's whether you'll have the week to build the message.
Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 2 is a dependable foundation for every season of the year. All 52 outlines are complete messages — fully developed, expository, rooted in God's Word, and written from the notes I actually preach from. They go well beyond a simple three-point skeleton. Each one gives you the structure, the flow, and the Scripture opened up, while leaving the message yours to finish: your illustrations, your application, your voice.
Inside you'll find three complete sermon series — including a Christmas series for the high-pressure holiday stretch — plus developed sub-points and illustration ideas you can build on. The outlines work for Sunday morning, Sunday night, or Wednesday teaching. Preach them as they are, or use them as the starting point and let the sermon go further.
The structure and the research are already behind you. You bring the prayer, the study, and the Spirit's leading. This book gives you back the week.
See every sermon and its text in the reference list below.
Sermon Reference List
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| # | Sermon | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Fresh Start | Exodus 2:1-10 |
| 2 | What Is A Christian? | Acts 11:19-26 |
| 3 | Abnormal | 1 Peter 2:4-12 |
| 4 | The Fear of the Lord | Proverbs 1:7 |
| 5 | The Call-Promise-and Challenge | Numbers 13:26-33 |
| 6 | The Most Important Exam | 2 Corinthians 13:5 |
| 7 | Requirements | Deuteronomy 10:12-22 |
| 8 | What the Lord Supper Means | 1 Corinthians 11:23-40 |
| 9 | Just Who Are You? | Colossians 2:6-20 |
| 10 | Jesus - Our Redemption | Galatians 4:3-7 |
| 11 | The Tempter and Us | Genesis 3:1-7 |
| 12 | Jesus - The Propitiation | Romans 3:21-26 |
| 13 | What’s the Point of a Right Life? | Romans 12:1-2 |
| 14 | A Church in Trouble | Revelation 3:14-22 |
| 15 | Palm Sunday - Jesus is Not Always What We Want Him to Be | Romans 3:21-26 |
| 16 | The Sacrifice of Atonement | Romans 3:21-26 |
| 17 | Out of the Blue | Matthew 27:15-26 |
| 18 | Chasing | Psalm 63:1-8 |
| 19 | A Woman Who Makes a Difference | Acts 9:36-43 |
| 20 | Messed Up People | Genesis 9:18-23 |
| 21 | A Matter of Faith | Hebrews 11:1-6 |
| 22 | What Faith Has to Offer | Hebrews 11:32-40 |
| 23 | Something to Glory In | Jeremiah 9:23-24 |
| 24 | One Eye on the Enemy and One on the Wall | Nehemiah 4:13-17 |
| 25 | By Our Love | John 13:31-35 |
| 26 | Crime and Punishment | Leviticus 24:10-16 |
| 27 | Follow Jesus or Bust | Luke 9:57-62 |
| 28 | A Challenge from God | Malachi 3:6-12 |
| 29 | Because of Others | Mark 2:1-5 |
| 30 | Hope | Mark 5:24-34 |
| 31 | Purpose in Problems | Matthew 14:22-33 |
| 32 | Repentance | Matthew 6:25-33 |
| 33 | Reasons for Our Thanksgiving | Colossians 1:1-6 |
| 34 | Church on Fire | Acts 2:1-4 |
| 35 | Church on Fire - Fan the Flame | 2 Timothy 1:5-7 |
| 36 | The Name of Jesus | Philippians 2:5-11 |
| 37 | When Did Christmas Begin? | 1 Peter 1:18-21 |
| 38 | Memorial | Joshua 4:1-7 |
| 39 | Misconceptions - The Church | Matthew 16:18 |
| 40 | Misconceptions – Worship | John 4:19-26 |
| 41 | Misconceptions – Discipleship | Luke 9:23-24 |
| 42 | Misconceptions – Ministry | 1 Peter 4:10 |
| 43 | Misconceptions – Evangelism | Acts 1:8 |
| 44 | Misconceptions – Missions | Acts 1:8 |
| 45 | Misconceptions – Fellowship | Acts 2:42-47 |
| 46 | Seriously - Exercise Naked | 1 Timothy 4:6-10 |
| 47 | Seriously - The Simple Life | 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 |
| 48 | Seriously - Peace and Quiet | Psalm 46:1-11 |
| 49 | Seriously – Surrender | Philippians 2:3-8 |
| 50 | Xmas: What’s Missing in Your Christmas? - Amazement | Genesis 3:15 |
| 51 | Xmas: What’s Missing in Your Christmas? - The Supernatural | Matthew 1:18-25 |
| 52 | Xmas: What’s Missing in Your Christmas? - Reflection and Perspective | Luke 2:19 |